Across the Sea of Stars
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Madison, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1959. Book Club Edition. Octavo. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. 584 pp. Near Fine / Very Good. Blue textured plastic-covered case, stamped white lettering on spine. Deckled fore edge and green top stain. Dust jacket intact. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Very slight rubbing to all tips. Half-inch tear at bottom of front hinge. Text block clean, tight, unmarked, crisp. Dust jacket lightly rubbed and chipped at spine ends; lightly rubbed at front and rear folds, as well as edges of spine; slightly sunned along folds of flaps. Now in archival protective cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000081
- Title
- Across the Sea of Stars
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Textured plastic on boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 584
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
About the Seller
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
About Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
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- Edges
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- Fine
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- Fore Edge
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Crisp
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- Book Club Edition
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- Sunned
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- Text Block
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.